Cindy Wales
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Tips:
Ctrl - plus: zoom in
Ctrl - hyphen: zoom out
Shift - click: select multiple objects
Up and Down arrows: Increase or decrease rounded rectangle
Shift and drag (drawing): Perfect round or perfect square
Alt and drag (pen tool tangent): Change one part of a curve
Ctrl click & drag (mouse pointer on frames in timeline): Select without rearranging frames
Enter/Return: Watch animation
Alt - drag (onMove - before release of click): Duplicate
Alt - drag (free transform): toward middle reduces all sides equally
100 undo's available
loadMovie relative URL = relative to the html page that contains the "object" or/& "embed" tags.
Terms:
Ease In = Slower to Faster
Ease Out = Faster to Slower
Alpha = Opacity
guide = the path (for movement)
guided = that which follows a set path
lossy = loss or lost compression file format
lossless = no loss (or: less loss than lossy)
threshold = tolerance
masked = not completely in view
mask = determines which part you can see (the eyeholes)
Useful Charts:
Bitmap properties: Page 263
Trace Bitmap Dialog Box: Page 271
Mouse Events: Page 381
Movie Clip Events: Page 383
Get URL Window Parameter Options: Page
Components: 538
Copy and Reverse
Select frames to copy (using Sht or Ctrl keys)
Alt - drag to duplicate
Select frames to reverse (or do not unselect)
Modify > Frames > Reverse
Animation
Object in frame 1
F5 - Insert Frame (adds next frame)
F6 - Keyframe (makes that added frame a keyframe), and copies up frames
Change Object
F5 - Insert Frame
F6 - Keyframe
Change Object
… aso
Shape Tweening
Changing one shape to another
Shape content in frame 1 (break apart text)
Decide number of frames, click on last frame
Press F7 to enter blank keyframe
Enter new shape
Click between first and last frame
Choose "Shape Tween" (property panel)
Shape Tween
Gradient colors
Shape content in frame 1 (break apart text)
Fill textpic with start color gradient
Decide number of frames, click on last frame
Press F6 to enter keyframe, and copy up frames
Change textpic gradient colors
Click between first and last frame
Choose "Shape Tween" (property panel)
Motion Tween
Symbolize object, (add to Library [F11])
Determine # of frames that involves this movement, or animation
Click on frame number
Press F6 to enter keyframe, and copy up frames
Make changes in graphic (location, size, brightness, tint, etc)
Click between first and last frame
Choose "Motion Tween" (property panel)
Button Notes:
Blank Keyframes (F7) for hit and sounds
Book Errors:
Page 191 #5
Book says Ctrl-drag to dulicate; S/B Alt-drag to duplicate.
Page 242 #9
Book says "Click here to add a Motion Guide," but has the "Insert Layer" icon circled.
Page 364 #6
When using the Transform panel to change size:
The book neglected to say the enter key needs to be pressed to effect the change.
Page 428 #17
After previewing the movie, you will have to close the Preview Window before continuing to stip #18.